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Carrying Secret Anns.
In Mysore nud Hyderabad the
bich'hwa (scorpion)?tho double9
cnrvod misoricordo of tlio East?is
carried by the lower classes bidden up
iKn alonvo cartel iu mo/1n i-iirlit ?*
handoil to suit all tastes. It is a favorite
aud effectual weapon of assassination,
boing driven downward from behind,
insido the collarbone, and is
? nomctimesdouble-blndcd and poisoned.
the poison being carried in a suitable
hollow in the hilt. The double curve
of the blade, derived from that of a
cow's horn, and resembling that of a
noorpion's sting, recurs in the khuujar
and tho cliilanum and throughout
Afghanistan. With a variety of this
weapon Lieuteuaut Willis was killed
in the bazaar at Candahar.
Tho strangest of secret arms is, perhaps,
the bagli nakh or tiger claw ol
tho Mahrattos, with its two rings for
, the first and fourth fingers and the
throo to fivo curved stool clnws,
destined to protrude from tho closed
hand between tho fingers and to rip
open or mauglo the victim. Tho hand
half open shows only two bright rings
round tlio fingers ; tbo clenched list
becomes the armed paw of the human
tiger. Mr. Egerton tells us how the
Mahrattn leader Sivuji murdered his
onom.y, Af/.ai Kh<vu, after invitingliim
-ia-Jkconference, in which each should
coiu? ? ?- ?i --.l?
wore a mail cap and coat under his
turban and cotton gown, had a
bich'hwa in his right sleeveau<l a bagli
nakh on his left hand. The Khan had
only his sword, and sent away his follower
to reassure Sivuji, who was ol
small stature and counterfeited timidity.
"In the midst of the customary
embrace, Sivuji struck the, bagli nakh
into the bowels of Afzai Khan, who
quickly disengaged himself, clapped
his hund 011 his sword, exclaiming
Treachery and murder!" hut Sivuji
instantly followed up the blow with
his dagger. The Kluin had drawn his
sword, and mado a cut at Sivuji, hut
the concealed armor was proof against
the blow. The whole was the work
of a moment, and Sivuji was wrestling
tno weapon from the hand of his victim
before the attendants could run
toward them."?London Saturday Review.
Troparing. in Time o! IVarp,
"The Rriiish (Government in forever
experimenting with its lighting appurtenances
in order to iKceriai:; jnsl
what it can it > in case of trouble with
some other country," said Joseph
Markell, of Rostou, at the Kbhitt.
"For some time past if has been trying
to find out just how long it would
take to get its men and supplies across
the American continent in euro of a
difficulty with Russia. A short time
ago a special train, carrying armament
and supplies, was dispatched
from Halifax to Ksqmmnult, Rritish
Columbia, with instructions to stop
only to take water and change engines,
and the trip was made in less than live
f ' days. Mrs. Clnclph pretty nearly
knows to a certainty just what every
department of her empire can do in
any kind of uu emergency."?Wash*
'liglou fstur.
Sin alios I Hook in (lie Vi'orl 1.
The 8 mill lest bor.k iu the world i.i
said to be a New Testa uieut. It was
printed with typo of very small iize,
which eonbl be useil but once, as it
was found to be impossible to distribute
them alter the impression had
been printed. The paijo is an inch
lon,q by three-quarters of an inch
wide, audi he volume, including covers,
is exactly a quarter of un inch thick.
?Chicago Times.
Wlifn Traveling
tVhetner on pleasure bent, or business,take on
uii'a uumo 01 oyrup 01 r tgs. aa It acts
most pleasantly and effectively on the kidneys,
iiver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches
snd other forms of sickness. For sale in 50 cents
tud $1 bottles by all leading druggists.
The numiter of cignra made In tlu
United States in ) ^'J"2 was 1,HI 1,202,
117. In addition to thc-KC, 54,0UU,Ul)U
%ero imported.
( oo?l Time* Alinul.
No doubt about it. we are rain 11 y leaving
"hard times" in the rear, and tim e whoInre
working for good times and expert ing I hem are
ulread> enjoying a fair degree of prosperity.
If, however, tilings art* not moving satisfactorily,
write to it. I'. Johnson ?V Co.. Itii lniiond.
Va.. and tliey will give yon a business opportunity
that w ill prove a surprise and delight.
Thk forest (Ires in New Jersey burned ovei
2000 acres and damage 1 $250,000 worth ol
property.
We will give $100 reward for any ca?o of catarrh
that cannot be en red with Hall's t'atarrl*
Cure, 'taken internally.
F. .1. t "hknky At Co., Crops., Toledo, <>
The gold production in Montana during
the pnst three months has been double that
of Inst year.
SIiIIo1?'m Cure
Is sold on a guarantee. It runs Incipient Consumption;
it is the Best Cough t 'are;2.?c.. .Vic., 51
A profkshioxai. wolf poisonor is emnloyod
by tho Montuui Stock Growers' Association.
WnUli-u*l ?lth -ore eyes u>e L)i I<a cTh'-mp
on'iKye water Drugiri9ts sell at 25o per b >tt
Verdict for Hood's
"I wis in Hi? ar ny 4 years, was wounded
and iontrioted sciatica and rheumatism.
Have suffered ever sine? and lost the Use of
my le!t lug and side. I must say that of alt
the medicines I haveever tried Hood's S irsn
pari I la is the host. It has done mo the
most good, i do not say that it will ratso.a
Mood's Sur?a1.
pari llct
fellow from the dead ; g g -f-9 /-j /->
ut it will come the $ X
nearest to doing ii of
any inedieine I have
ever Used." I' II. Satmikhh, Osceola, Nell.
Hood's Pills cure indigestion, biliousness. I
Af.F.sTh W.e TK >- One earned S4"i0; mnnv over 00
trom <mr o ni>. in IS'ia H., I". O. nil. New York.
A
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THE HEW DAW*.,
An hour ago *e said good-by,
My dream and I: I I
The golden voice that promised m?
Love, light, fruition, ecstasy,
Is silcnoed quite,
And it Is ntght.
Nlglit. while the rent clouds fret the mooD,
And waters croon
Ecncath the fateful, running bream
That wakes a message in tho trees |
"Patience?and pray?
Till comes the day."
Tho day Is here, tho azure day,
a any in amy :
ITow can I grlevo while Nature sings?
The ro'unV call prophetic rings
The one refrain,
"You'll dream agnin ! *
?Kate Jordan, in Lfpplneott.
THIS OUl STONE liliLFRY.
T.T PRANCES C. WILLIAMS.
hero, "Ralph,"
T flST W *aiil Mr. Kline a.?
I> lie wearily dropped
(_ into a chair in the
hit cli on, "you'll
m\ have to ring the
SEm\ 1/ell to-night ; I'm
i ? >!' ? u piayuu our.
T h o rheuiuatinm'H
f$'j t church and turned
" M\v the lamps low before
I c t no ho:n ?, but us for going
back again to-night, I eiu't do it."
"All right, I'll do it," replied Rulph,
n sturdy boy of fifteen. "All I'll have
to d?s M be to turn rip the lights and
ring ? .? bell twice, I suppose."
Mr. Kline hud been the sexton uud
bell-ringer of the old stone church for
twenty year.-', an 1 Ralph Kline had i
mauy a time been with him when ho '
opened the church for service, and 1
even had helped him riug the boll,
riierefore, though the church was a I
quarter of a mile from tho nearest i
lions#, it lii.is with uo hesitation that i
he started out after supper. A bright
moon lit up everything and made tho j
huo'.v sparkle as if strewn with dinUK/lids.
(
Arrived at the church he pulled tho <
big key from his pocket, unlocked and i
opened the door nud walked in. Tho i
body ol the church, which was not i
large, was dimly lit by a dozen lamps, t
which Ralph speedily turned up so 1
that the building was cheerful in a <
glow of light. Then he walked to tho 1
veslry, and, opening a small door at
one si>ic, glauccd at the nickel clock t
which was suspended on the wall. t
"Five iniuutes of seven!" he ex- ^
claimed to himself. "Time I was t
raigiug I"
The bell at the church was always ]
rung twice, with a period between of ,
ten minutes. Most of the cougrega- j
lion lived at a distance?from a quar- ,
tor of a mile to a mile or more away. j
So a "warning bell," as it was called, i
was rung at five minutes of seven, in
the evening, when services began at i
half p ist seven, and a second boll at j
ten minutes after seven. Thus every- j
one within hearing distance of the |
church had ample time to rnnke ready t
if they wished to attend.
ltalph closed the door of the tower- j
room and took off his coa-t. By lamp- j
light, the bell-rope seemed like somo j
great snake stretching down from v
above where the darkness hid every- ,
thing. But Ralph was too accustomed j
to the inferior of the placo to th'okof H
this. He reached up and took a firm
grasp on the r jpo, threw his weight, v
upon it, and slowly sank toward the 'J
floor. |
The boll, which was n big one, liung i
in a cradle, and tlie bell rope, passing i
tip into the belfry, was fastened in the jgroove
of a largo wheel which, when
turned by a pull on the rope, rocked v
the bell and threw the iron tongue s
acainst its sides 'I'ln* l??dl umu .......
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heavy, and it took a couple <?f vigorous
pull", cveu when Mr. Kline him- -j
self had hold of t he rope, to bring any fi
sound forth. j
Twice Ralph pullc 1 and hung upon
the rope beloru toe cradle began to ^
1UOVO perc.-ptibiy. Even then th.' j,
boll uid not ring, an 1 tho boy threw
all his strength an i weight into a third ^
effort. p,
*.s he did so, it seemed to him that ^
tho rope ciiiic toward him much more
quickly than it should, and then, be- ^
fore he could lot go, it suddenly j
loosene 1 up above and fell in great v
spirals to the floor. Fort unately none (j
of the heavy coils struck him ; but it
gave him a big start, notwithstanding,
and lie jumped quickly to one side.
There he stood staring up into the
darkness, and wondering what could
have happened. Then, realizing that
the oniy way to learn was to go up into
the bell'rv ami investigate, ho picked
up a lantern which stood in a corner, ^
i i; l.o a- i
IK <M I 11' I ' a
tij> tho ladder which led to the tower
UtMIVI). ..
It was ? long ladder nrd climbing it r
was no easy task. The lantern, as it .
hung from his ariu, hanged against v
him and east shifting and uncertain 0
lights. The rungs of tho holder were f
covered with a thick coating of dust. r
Yet ho toiled slowly on. it seemed as r
if the ladder never would end. It |,
grew oo'.d, too, for it was freezing j
nitside, an.I a keen wind Idew through
the opefiings in tho belfry above. .
Presently, however, Ralph struck ,
his head against something, and ho
knew lie had reached the end of his
journey. Holding on with one hand,
with the other ho unfastened the hook
which held down thw trao door. Push- *
ing this back lie drew himself up r
through the opening, and was in the "
belfry. M
For an instant l?o rested. Then,
shivering as a cold blast of wind' ?
swept down upon him, he rose to his
i^..i- .... o- i
?uu iwwr uj? m?: mniorn. n
Immediately before him was tho
rope, dangling from tiie belt crame w
above. Apparently, it wan ?U o
right. It. teemed to run properly a
enough through tho hole in tbe floor- u
ing on which, he stood. He was about ii
to go down tho ladder again to dis- s
cover wliero the broak bad oecnrred
when a draft of air stirred the rope,
till'!, as it moved,* he saw that it did <>
not go through the hole at all. ft came e
to an cad just where it reached tho s
Hour. c
Kalpli placed the lantern beside him
and b< nt down to examine tho rope. *
It seemed to have been severed by f
bouio jagged edge, for it wu? torn and i
raved, and bits of hump strewed the
loor near by. Ho concluded that it
nust have been worn through by rubhug
against tho aides of the holo
ihrottgh which it had originally passed.
Whilo ho was looking at it ho was
;tartlcd by a sharp squeak at his Very
;lbow. Ho glanced quioklV about,
ina a nrignt spark in a anrk corner 01
lie belfry caught his oye. Hepickod
ip the lantern and swung it in front
>f him, and a small gray animal
lartcd uuder a beam. It was a rat.
All at once, ltalph recollected that
;he old l elfry was said to bo infested
frith theso animals, and, raising him*
self, be turned to go. As ho did no
his foot struck the edge of a Hooi
board aud he fell, knocking the Inn
tern over and instantly extinguishing
the light.
Somewhat startle 1 11 >\v, for tho first
time, he groped about for the traj
door, but couhl uot find it. Tin
moonlight, which came from above,
lost itself in tho narrow tower, nut
where ho lay it was almost entirely
durk. At last, however, his hand came
in contact with something which In
knew was the trap door ; but, even as
he touched it, it tell with a bin r! H*
nervously tried to raise it again ; bnl
in vain. Tho door was Hush with tho
floor about it, nud there was no ring
bolt or projection by which to sccurt
a hold on it.
iv uuu ituipa was struggling to get o
finger beneath tho trap door, tht
same sharp squeak which had startled
him before sounded again, and thh
time it was almost immediately echoed
from lialf a do ".on other places.
As lie turned about, in every direction
there shono in the darkness tiny
sparks of light. Ralph knew that
these were the eyes of rats. One, 01
even a couple of the animal i he would
not have feared. Rut a dozen of
thorn, boldly Hurmmidiug him in this
way in the darkness, nont a shivor
down his back. He noted, too, that
they did not seem afraid of him,
though ho banged on tho floor ami
yelled at them. Instead, thoy grew
bolder as their numbers increased,
mid one of them presently dartdd
across his foot.
Ralph now sprang to liis feet and
Pliahod fit thn nnnin v Tlmun in fr^nf
>f him at ouee retreated, as ho could
toll by the disappearance of their
!>yo?. But as he moved several jumped
it him from behind, and one fasteued
its teeth in his log. He kicked wildly
it this, nud tho rat was thrown to one
tide. Another instantly sprang at
tiini, and then a half-dozen at onoo, a
jouple of the vicious little animals
fastening themselves in his clothes.
Ralph whirled about, dashing his
iwsailant.H oil' for a moment. It was
mly for a moment, however, for he
vas attacked again immediately, and
;his time more fiercely than before.
Thoroughly terrl ie 1 now, he yelled
on lly, and kick" I an I struck out
vit'i lists an I feet indiscriminately.
But 110 answer cimc to his cries. Th
vails of the tower echo.; I his voice au I
he squeaks an I squeals of t'.iu rats;
mt that was all.
Something struck Ralph in the face,
distinctively li ; made a pass at it with
lis hand, th'iiking it was a rat. Ilu
lis lingers came in contact with the
>ell rope, which shook with the blow,
lien swayed into his face again.
At.the second blow an idea camo to 1
lini. He reached out quickly with
>oth hands and grasped the rope and
mlled himself from the floor. Then,
rith one trein nidous kick, he shook
ill the last of the ruts which clnug to
lini, and, hand over hand, raised him
elf h half-dozen feet into the air.
The rope slowly desceuded with his j
veight as the wheel 1 slowly revolve.I. ]
fhe hell at last struck a solit ?ry, ,
nuflied note as the tongue fell against |
ts e Igo. Thou it was silent, re n?inug
tilte* I in the air, an I, ami Ralph
est,el.
i
Rut the strain on his nr.ni soon ,
ramcd him that he costl 1 not long j
tay in his present position, even w tli
tis feet twisted about the rope as they
fere. To go down ho did not dare. |
\> go up was the alternative; s? ^
lowly he pulled himself higher until
lis head struck something hard, lie .
uiickly put up a hand and felt for the
bstaele. A short examination told
ini that it was a beam. Then he re- '
leathered that a couple of stout tini- j
ert. ran across the belfry and gav '
upport to the frame in which lut'i ; '
he hell. '
Ralph twisted himself about an 1
ried to force himself between the two f
earns. Ihit the intervening space I
- .mid only admit his head and si..ml- <
ers, and, having worlied himself that f
ar upward, lie found his legs were so c
unfilled that ho could scarcely move i
hem. He then elutehe 1 the rope
itll one hand, and the must, eonven- x
ill. beam with llii! other, mi I, for a (
nil minute, remained motionless,
ostin^. Ilelow It tut lie could henr tlie I
ats sqnakin<r, nmt occasionally be felt i
lie rope shake ns some particularly 1
etive animal sprang nt it.
The movement of the rope suggested f
plan to him which promise 1 tempo- |
ury rest to his arms, and h a', on e r
mt it intexeeution. First he low- ^
red himself so that his head was elear f
f the beams. Then, while he eluncj >
ast with one hand, he raise I the slack *
ope below an 1 twisted it about tho j
art from which lie hung, so tint a |
nop was i>* ide, into which he quickly
hrust one log. It was very difficult
rt.rk, for tlie rope was thick and j
eavy, l.ui when it was done, and he
old tho rope so that it could not slip, |
e found he ha I a fairly comfortable
ent.
c
He now hung some three feet below |
he cross beams, and, thought the r.q?o
onennu ifii geuuy i??r u ic.v minutes, I
s the cradle above slightly rooked ?
itli his motions, no sound came from i
ho bell. There were no sudden pulls s
u tho ro.e, nnd consequently the i
ongtio of the bell remained motionless c
gainst the bell's edge. o
Ibilph was content to rest in this |
rsy for several minutes. Then a blast c
f icy wind sweeping down upon his
houlders warnel hi*r? that ho could
ot remain long where he was. Swung
11 midair, without a coat, ho would ,
hortly freeze! f
lbit would any help come? I
it seemed unlikely, since only his
uvu family knew that he was at the ,
hurch, and they would not think it |
trange if ho did not return for a
oiiplc of hours. ^
Neither was it likely that anyone
potlld think of coining up into the belry,
unless they should happen to go
uto the room below and nee the fallen *
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rope. Of course thcro was a chnnoe of
this, since there would be curiosity
doubtless as to why tho boll had failed
to ring as usual.
Ralph determined thai something
must be done to attract attention to
his place of imprisonment at once. He
knew it was Useless td coll. His voice,
cooped up between tho narrow walls
of tho high belfry^ ^ou^d never bo
hoard outside, yell as loudly ns ho
might.
Ho looked about wildly, and just
then a shaft of moonlight gtoumod on
tho curved side of the bell. The boll!
?why had ho not thought of it liefore?
He reached up quickly, an r,
after a little effort, succeeded in grasping
one of tho beams overhead. Then
ho begau swaying on tho rope. He
had an insecure hold, but within a few
minutes bis heart leapod as u deep
boom rang out from the bell. Harder
snd harder he worked, and tho notes
of alarm followed close upou each
other. Soon tho old bell was ringing
out a wild peal and the timbers under
his hand vibrated with its movement.
Suddenly, through tho clangor of
the bell he heard the noun.I of voices.
Thcu n light shot up from up the
opened trap door, and a voice called
out to know what was tho matter.
There was a note of alarm in the. quea
tion ; for, this boll ringing, apparently
without hands, was enough to rank?
anyouo a lut feitrful.
Ralph quickly told them how mat
tors stood. He added in warning
"Look out for the rats!"
The man below held a lantern high i
abovo his head, and then crawled upon
tho floor, immediately followed by s
companion.
Ralph. recognized the men as neighbora,
and soon descended stiff and eold .
from his awkward perch.
No rats were to be seen. Frightened
by the light and the presence of so j
many persona, the vicious little beasts :
had retreated.
Ralph did not wait to investigate
more. Once down the ladder ho told
his story to the startled congregation, 1
which had nearly all assembled, and ,
then hurried home.
To this day, however, he never looks
at the old atone belfry without a ahuddc&r?St.
Louis Republic.
SCIENTIFIC AXn INDL'MIUAt.
There ia an electric doorstep.
Paper belting has been invented.
i~)iilv about fiOOO atars are visibh- t.o
tho naked oye.
There arc 23,000 species of fishes,
one-tenth of which inhabit freshwater.
Scientists are of the opinion thut
foran icebergs last for two hundred
years.
It is pointed out that one-legged
meu usually grow fat possibly from
luck of exorcise.
In the parrot's beak both mandibles
aro movable?a peculiarity unknown
in othor species of birds.
A section of a California troe sent to
tho British Museum, London, is 1330
years old, according to its rings.
Plenty of water is reported to supply
a good level for the proposed
canal between Lake Superior and tho
Mississippi.
An eminent anatomist nays that
moro of the ill health of women is duo
to their habit of cramping their feet
than is realized.
There aro 187 pounds of salt in a
ton of wator from the Dead Sea. In
the Atlantic the amount is oighty-ouo
pounds to every ton.
At one year old the infant alligator
is twelve inches long. lie is fifteen
bofore ho doubles that length and he
does not attain his maximum develop
meuts until the ago of fifty.
The little Know bird of tho Sierra is
no bigger than h wren, but ho is as
strong as tho stormy petrol, au?l flits
tbout iu infinite gleo when tho wind
m blowing fifty miles an hour.
A medical man has found out that
lismal weather has a bad effect upon
the reasoning powers as well as upon
tho spirits. He says hi?-deductions
madeon cloudy days often [>rovo to bo
faulty.
To make animals unconscious beforo
slaughtering is considered humane in
Borne, Hwiterland. A test was recenty
made there by legal enactment,
mil it took six quarts of alcohol to
render an ox unfeelingly drunk.
United States Consul General Mason
it Frankfort, Germany, in a reportt >
:lio State Department, suggests that
iur fruit preservers try the now fruit
lyrup made from beet sugar and
rhemically identical with natural fruit
uigar.
There were many expressions of
vender hy persons who chanced to he
>ui in a rainstorm fit rocateiio, Idaho.
Hie rtiin had ii peculiar whiteness and
eft white spots on the clothing, like
mud. They were examined and found
to be the residuum of salt water.
One secrot of the willow's marvel>iia
tenacity of life is to l>e found, perlaps,
in the fact that it sends its roots
i lou^ way in search of moisture. It
vas discovered, after an important
iquednct had caved in, that its walls
vero cracked and filled for many feeti
vith roots. These roots, it was dissoverod,
eame from willows at least
hirty feet distant.
Mr. Ifruee, of the Dundee Antarctic
vhaling Hoot, describes the whole o'j
ho district south of sixty-two degrees
oiith latitude as strewn with ioe>ergs,
which become very numerous
outli of sixty-two degrees. The base
?f tho bergs was colorod pale browt^
>y marine organisms ami other brown
freaks were seen beyond tie- water
evel. No Ininiuoui glow was obj
erved. Clothed in mist they ris
heir mighty snow-cla I shoulders toil
tatoly height, or shine fourth lirillantly
in the sun. Although they nr.)
if the purest white yet th-?y glow with
olor. The crevices exhibit rich < '
mltic blue and evsry ivljere are splash .' i
if emerald green.
iiow to Test a Diamond.
Oup of t'uo easiest and most trustivorthy
modes of determining whether
i supposed diamond is genuine or
alse is as follows Pierce ft hole in a
*.ard with a needle or pin, and then
ook at it, using the stone as a lens,
[f tho supposed diamond is genuine
roil will see hut mo hole; if false,
wo will appear. With an imitation
'tone you may also seo the lines on
-ho skin of your linger; witli the true
jeni you caunot. ? St. Louis Kopublio,
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NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Hoop skirts first appeared in 1530.
Artificial geraniums are a favorite
flower.
Queen Victoria has a solid gold din*
ner service.
Lady Brooke, the English boauty,
has about twenty small Japanese spaniels,
worth $-300 each.
The Duchess of Bedford is studying
all the necessary subjects to qualify
as a sauiiary inspector.
A Scotch girl, twenty years oT age,
has carried off the honors of the Uniyersity
of London, against 1000 male
attendants.
Dr. Emily A. Bruce declares that
more women dio in Englaud through
improper dressing than from all other
causes together.
It is no unworthy aim for a woman to
study to adjust her "crown of glory"
to her individual needs, irrespective of
prevailing fashions.
The widow of Dr. D. Hayes Agnew,
of Philadelphia, has given $23,01)0 to
the University Hospital of the University
of Pennsylvania.
Queen Victoria keeps seventy dogs
?chiefly' collies ami Pomeranians ?
at Wiudsor. "Mar "o, an Italian Spitz,
is Her Majesty's favorite.
A woman Ihm been made ohureli
warden in England. She is th<
Dowager Ludy Hindlip, and her parish
is Hadsor, near Droitwich.
Miss Harriot Adams lias graduate J
from the Statu Medical College iu
Kansas with first honors for the best
commencement examination.
A small hea I is one of the most
beautiful of personal endowments,
and the hair should never i?e arranged
to increase its apparent bulk.
Mrs. Terrj, of Rome, Italy, tin
mother of F. Marion Crawford, tin
novelist, is said to be the oldest Ameri
e.iu resident of the Eternal City.
Focget-me-nots are quite the vogue.
Golden haired maidens of Gotham weai
huge bunches pinned at their corsage.
The stems are tied by long, pale blue
ribbons.
Miss Ellen Hayes, professor of matheunities
at Wellesley College, has recently
revised her text book in higher
algohia, and a new edition is about tc
be issued.
Mrs. Maekay, the Silver King's wife,
has perhaps the finest jewels iu tin
world. She has a sapphire wortl
?s|;0U0 and a pair of solitaries valuec
ai s P.Jb.OOO.
Among Princess Maud of Wales
museum of ivory are two tusks of wih
boars shot by the Czar of Russia, nm
trophies of the eliaso contribute I 1m
her atlicr and brothers.
Jackets of the hit est cut are shortei
and not quite ho full iu tho skirt
Black is the most useful color, but r
fawn coat with n black moire vest car
be worn over almost any dress.
A feature of some of the modert:
Knglish weddings is tho child-brides
maid, who is sometimes actually deco
rated with diamonds, sprinkled witl
perfumes, and horrible to sav, pow
dcr.nl and painted.
Mmo. Schlietnann, the widow of the
archaeologist, is personally superintending
the excavations now in progress
on the site of Troy. That she
should do this was one of her husband's
last wishes.
Miss Tompkins, of Kentucky, i
clever young woman who has Loot
purchasing agent for the Suprcnu
Court, lias been appointed assistant
marshal of the court. The youuf;
woman is under thirty.
The (^iiecn of Kugland always wear.tm
one wrist a bracelet in which is r
miniature of the late Princo Consort.
On the other wrist she wears as con
staidly a bracelet witli the miniatun
of her latest great-grandchild.
M rs. Lease, the Kansas agitator
tol I a Detroit reporter that sin
believed she was a woman of destiny
"and," she added, "asa woman of des
tiny 1 feel that I wilt one day meet a
violent and bloody death for my opin
ions.
On the show ease outside of a "millinery
parlor" on West 125th street
New York, is this notico: "Milliners
are composers. Hon nets are rhythmic,
symphonic, harmonious or melodiou
as the composer may dictate. Let u
compose you one on trial."
Mrs. Allen H. Gardner tells tin
Women's Press Club, of New York,
that the time has gone by for regarding
women as an annex of male liu
mauitv. But an occasional referenci
to marriage notices will show the an
nexation plan flourishing in uudiuiiii
islicd popularity.
Unity Church, Cleveland, Ohio, i
probably the only church iu the worh
that has as pastors two women. Tho.y
arc Hev. Marion Murdoch an-1 Huv,
Florence Buck. They arc highly educated
women, having finished theii
e lueation at Oxford University,
Fuiglan 1. They arc co-pastors to th<
church, and have been remarkablj
Notable jewel robbcrios in J5nglan<
have s'? frightened a number of womei
insociety possessing ma.'iiitieeut jewel;
thai they won't travel with them nil;
longer. When th >y begin n course o
country h.uis visits they leave theii
jewels at tin- bunker's ami take will
Iicui imitations si beautifully ma b
t'uat only experts couhl know they arnot
real.
When the Into Jane Austin was
bnrioil, at Mount Auburn Cemetery,
Boston, women as well as men nctm
as pall-bearers. The innovationseem<
surprising, particularly at this tim
when the olliceof palbbearcr is beeom
ing purely honorary, the care of tin
cotlin from hearse to grave being now
sometimes confided entirely to the tin
dertaker's assistants,
i The Princess of Wales is a greal
lover of animals, an I has r?> many dog
at .Sand ring ham that she cannot kopp
count of them. Every morning shi
iroes to the kennels and the dogs art
let loose to welcomo her. They art
always wild with delight to see her,
and jump upon her so frantically a:
almost to knock her down. A ape Mai
favorite with tie Princess is Venus
the pet dog of the Duke of Clarence.
At K Idv, in the IYcoi Valley, New
Mexico, the farmers are cultivating
canaigre, and arc gett ing $10 per ton
in its green stale for all they can
rui&v.
\
I A SIDE from
X~A. cheap bakii
alum, which cam
J other serious aili
extravagant,
i It takes three
| of them to go as
I of the Royal B
cause they are dc:
\ gas
j 1 here is both
{ omy in the use o
j Powder.
J i noval caking powder (
) ? >. ??.
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Soap Suds lor Calming Waves.
The reinarkuhlo action of oil npot
1 waves is well known. This phoneme
D mi led t he oflicers of the stcnmshii
Scan din, of Hamburg, to make an ex
pcrimeut upon the same principle tha
was very successful, and that appear
to us worthy of mention. During iti
last trip to the United Stales the vcb
3 Bel, while in mid-ocean, was nttuchci
3 by a very heavy storm. It then oc
curved to the oflicers to dissolvo i
largo quantity of soap in tubs o
uater. Having thus obtained sovera
hundred gnltonaof soap suds in a verj
short time they threw it overboard it
L front of the ship. Tho effect Mas nl
most iustautaueous, and tho vesse
Boon began to navigate without difli
culty. Her oflicers at once addressee
a lone report t:; the Ilydrographi
, Bureau of the United States, giviuf
an account of their voyage, the storm
and the means that they employed tt
\ still the waves. They concluded In
saying that although soap suds doe;
| not produce absolutely all iiie effect
1 upon water that oil does, it at lens
m 111 cos to break the force of waves ii
most cases. Besides, this met hot
' recommends itself to tvansportatioi
1 companies careful ??r their interests
' Soup suds is much cheaper thnu oil,
nml u relatively largo quantity o
t soap can be carried without encroach
iug too much upon tho spaco eel
i tpnrt for passengers and merchandise
i ? Lu Nature.
A Dog With a Wooden Leg.
"Did you ever hear of a dog, liavini
a wooden leg?" inquired S. I\ Ordway
, of Logansport, lud. "I know a mai
near where I live who has a small dog
one of whose front legs was crushci
some time ago by a wagon wheel. Be
ing something of a surgeon, his mas
ter carefully amputated the crushei
leg, and when tho wound was liealot
provided the dog with a light am
stroug wooden leg. In the course o'
timo the dog, which is a very intelli
gent little animal, became nwarj tha
he could rest his weight upon tliii
wooden leg and use it for all ordinary
purposes. In walking or trotting th
dog always uses his artificial limb, bu
if he has occasion t?? do any fast run
niug or leaping, lie will graccfulb
hold up the wooden leg and depcm
solely upon the other three for th<
service required."?St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Vitality of Disease Germs,
) As r.n evidence of the phenomena
, vitality of disease germs, Dr. Koch,
of Germany, and Drs. Ewart and Car
, pentcr, of England, declare that tin
blood of animals aud man dying ol
contagions may be dried aud kept foi
years, and that they will then pro
, dnee the class of infections to whicl
they belong; this even after bavin
1 been pulverized in a mortar and sub
> jeoied to the lowest degree of natura
! ? n.l artilieial cold. ? St. Louis ltepuh
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) ?blood-noisons of every name and nature
by Dr. l'icrce's Uolden Medical Discovery
It rouses every organ into healthy action
purifies and enriches the blood, and tbrougl
it cleanses and renews the whole system
) All Blood, Skin, and Scalp Diseases, fron
n common blotch or eruption to tho wors
Scrofula, are cured by it. For Tetter, Salt
rheum. Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, am
Carbuncles, tlio " Discovery" is a direc
remedy.
> mr8- bahoi.inf, week
I /V"'? Ti.r.v, of Cariuu, Itald
trin Co., Ala., writes
Er NW Buffered for om
Jj -jjb. w quarter of n centurj
|i with "fever-sore"(ulcer
u /i M on my Icr nnd eczema
.. \ ,/.t'\ fr tons ( luptionr. nnd gavi
\ -~V / up all hone of ever bcini
, ^CvS. well again, Hilt I an
, \ K happv to eay ttint v?tu
* Ik. Pierce's (S olden Med
r leal Discovery made i
v ... " complete cure of myall
cahoi.ine \\ kbki.k.y. uhoih, although i ha<
1 tried different doctors ami almost all knowi
remedies without effect.
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the fact that the \
ng powders contain J
>es indigestion and j
nents, their use is 6
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pounds of the best a
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t'orenn Use 'or lliininn Hair.
I Human hair in in great demand in
fvnme of tlio countries of Europe, and
, the supply is said to l?e inadequate.
Our consul in Corcn points out thot
( there is plenty and to spare in the
9 hermit kingdom. "The Coronas," ha
9 a-hls, "have remarkably lino heads of
hair, and they put their combing to a
j use that I have never seen elsewhere.
A very largo number of the saddle?
clothes placed under the packs of their
f ponies are made of hnir woven into
I coarso mats or bags, and tlio halters
f and head ropes of their animals nro
9 largely couponed of the samo material.
1 believe that human hair is inrgelr
I exported fro:n China to Europe, nod
Corca could furnish a largo and cheap
j supply did the people know there was
j a demand i->r it."?Westminster Ga,
zo te.
J Extreme Age ol Trees,
/ The extreme ago of various speciel
i of trees is set down as follows: Elm,
h 335; pine, 450; chestnut, 600; olive,
t 7Oft; the cedar, 800; the oak, 1500;
i the yew, 2800. Humboldt computed
1 the age of the famous hoabab tree, a
I species of banyan, to be at least 5700.
Late authorities give the ago of "big
, trees" in California at 1000 to 300U
I years.?St. Louis Republic.
: The Marked Success
of Scott's Emulsion in consnmption,
scrofula and other forms of
s hereditary disease is due to its
| powerful food properties.
1 Scott's Emulsion
j rapidly creates healthy flesh?
j proper weight. Hereditary
j taints develop only when the
system becomes weakened.
t Nothing in the world
h of medicine has been
{ so successful in dist
cases that arc most
i- menacing to life. Phyy
sic inns everywhere
Q prescribe if.
Prrpuro-J by RriMt. k Howne. N. Y. All HriiE>l?t?.
"Unlike the Dutch Process
(7h No Alkalies
b Other Chemicals
f aro used la the
r Tnfppfp&d preparation of
ffr$\ w*BAKER&co/s
! | llBreakfastCocoa
| JPjfl I pllrll ?rhieh is absolutely
I'fll I Ir bVlAI Vur* and soluble.
- P'la KT'&il thanthree times
ms i i i.fl i 11 I f t rrnnth of i'ncoa iiiIumI
f'fa with Starch, Arrowroot or
Sugar, ninl Is far more eco
1 nomical, costing less than one cent a cup.
It Is delicious, nourishing, *ud basil!
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r? have a liml oil numlirr nf our past season'* whwls
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